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Old 05-03-2008, 08:53 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Desperate Prayers........Please........!!!!!!

I am asking all you that read this to pray for me and my family........

A neighbor and her husband had a letter sent to us a week ago through their lawyer accusing us of so much false stuff........
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I am such an honest person that what has happened hurts sooooo bad..... and I feel that being honest in helping other out through the guidance of God.... hasn't helped me much...

I just feel sick about all that is going on and so does my husband and child.....

Now that this letter has come to our attention we can not discuss anything with this neighbor.....she is what we consider bipolar with all her ups and downs that I have encountered over the last couple of years that I have been doing stuff for her....

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This is what one problem is: a fence that her dad build 45 years ago that has been falling toward her parents yard for years........but with elderly people living next door for years they didn't want to do anything with the fence and never got out to see what was going on....Nor did they think about such things in their old age....

Anyway the daughter now has the house as her dad died this year and her Mom is still alive and in a care facility....

The house got renovated and all the things the daughter was going to do for the fence she did not........for some reason she thought is was cheaper to just put up a whole new fence on her side of the property so the old fence could fall on it......

This is where she now is declaring that this is now our fault and it is caused by our over growth of vegitation , over watering, and lack of care of our property........NOT TRUE.....so faulse as we take real good care of our yard and have put in a drip system all around our backyard to care for the plant that we do have.........that bad part of the fence that is fall .....and has been falling for years (9 plus) has nothing but a few dwarf trees that won't damage much.......

The other part of her nasty note.....acuses me of telling the contractor what to do and how to do his job.......and others that were working under him...........and asking for several walk in tours while the house was under construction.....

Plus I am being acused of letting my little one play on the same property while the contractors are working and getting under foot......and that I have set foot on the property many times.............................NOT AT ALL TRUE.............

God is the only Judge that can say what I have done wrong with the time is right...............

This is a big problem for me and my family and I am depressed big time and at odds with my Husband due to all the pressure this lady and her husband have caused..........Her lawyer hasn't a clue that she is lying...........and that her sources are lying as she claims that someone is watching every move we make..............

I am a home owner and have lived next to this ladies parents for a long time...........and my other half has been here since we are in his family home................

Please pray for us that this mess goes away and this lady moves away and realizes that she was so wrong for all the bad things she has said about me to my husband...........

I have done so much for her and even packed all her parents stuff so she could get the house worked on......it took a year or so to do that will all the stuff they had packed around .....Old people seem to collect the stuff that should have been thrown in the trash..........

I even cared for the old people while they lived in the house from time to time and made sure they got fed.........picked up their mail and let my little kid visit.........they were glad to have the company since they were shut ins.............

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Old 05-03-2008, 10:03 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I will do some praying about this for you. In the mean time, I can suggest you Give this to God and trust in him to resolve this for you.

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Old 05-03-2008, 11:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The full armor of God will be your support and help in this situation.
With the truth at your side, you have nothing to fear.
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Old 05-03-2008, 02:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I will pray for you, but in the mean time, take action!

If you didn't tell the contractor what to do, find him and get a statement to this effect. If you don't know who the contractor was, find out! They had to pull a permit to do any job of any size, go and research it and find out.

Please do not just sit around waiting for someone else to pass judgment on this, get the facts lined up for the judge to look at. Praying is great, but it is no substitute for ACTION and PRAYER.
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Old 05-03-2008, 03:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I find the Serenity Prayer to be a great help for so many types of situations, and after I have prayed, I wait for that wisdom, courage and guidance that comes from Him.
This is how I will be praying for you expenguin....
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Old 05-03-2008, 04:08 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Thank you everyone.....all the prayers I can get now is a big help...

Yes ...I have contacted the contractor and one other person that worked the job.... and someone that didn't get the job who told this lady to fix the wall or she would have trouble later............she just didn't believe him did she..........and the trouble will be in her court which she hasn't a clue....

The way I see it God is totally on our side.....at least for now.....and will tell this person that they were wrong to get nasty with us and think the worse of me... I am a nice person that will do anything for anyone.... and my neighbors around me know that since I watch their houses when they need me to..... I don't rip anyone off and feel that honesty is best.......................it is all I know....and I don't go through anyones stuff in their houses...........I just do my job and go back to my house..............

Prayers are the best for me.....God is there for me and I have asked for a great deal of help through all this................

makes each day interesting........ I even got up at 5:30am today and washed my car in my driveway.....I just couldn't sleep and didn't care if this lady and her other half were there or not......I wasn't bothering anyone.........................just keeping the neighborhood peace....

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Old 05-03-2008, 06:02 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Dear Heavenly Father....

We come boldy before Your throne as You taught us to do....and we ask that You

show Your mighty hand of power and grace toward expenguin and her family in

this trying time. It seems, Father that this family is being opressed by the enemy.

We believers ask in faith here and agree as touching this matter that You in your

grace and providence will resolve this...and let the truth come out..as You desire

truth..You love truth. Do a mighty work for your children and let Your name be glorified

in this matter.

We ask in the name of Jesus..

And thank You for Your answer in advance.

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Old 05-04-2008, 08:20 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Thank you for that lovely prayer.........

I am hanging in there as much as possible and so is my family........we are just watching each day go by and asking God to keep the peace for us.........................so far our neighbors around us are on our side and that is good.....they all know what is going on with this lady that has just moved in.....................and one other neighbor that is on her side watching our every move.....and if we dare set foot on the property of this Queen of Mean next door.....

God is watching her close and will judge her in time and her husband.....

I pray that some day she realize what wrong she has done to so many people...........there are so many others around her that have been hurt.....I feel it........and she never once has said sorry........

Lord, you are my comfort and joy.....today give me the peace to carry on and just do what I need to be here for you and my family and especially those that know how kind I am.............show me what you want of me and direct my path in recovery to keep moving forward ....... Amen...

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Old 05-04-2008, 11:47 AM   #10 (permalink)
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God is my strong hold and my comfort........He is in control of my life and leading me where I need to be for today............He made it possible to be the person I am today through the love of my parents.................Honesty , caring, patience and so much more is and always will be a part of my life.....NO ONE WILL TAKE ME DOWN THE WRONG PATH...........God is my strong hold.......He is my whole life.....

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Old 05-04-2008, 07:29 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Finding out today that a good friend of mine and his wife have now become good friends with this lady that has caused me so much trouble.......

I am not sure I can talk to my friends anymore.......I feel at odds and afraid that they will tell her more than I think......Not good for me....

Looks like I need to keep to myself for a long time and find new friends or just not bother..................

God is the only friend I have for now and the only one I can truely trust.......except my other half and kid..........

Coming here is good for me and I can vent my anger through my prayers in a nice way............I don't talk bad of people and pray for those that really need it.....................

I guess I need some help to understand my feelings...........I have asked God to help me sleep each night and get me through all this......

Seems I am isolating myself and that isn't good........I fear that this lady will say something to me and it won't be nice......

I don't want her to think she and her husband have won........ there is no win to this problem she created..........and only she........a bipolar person.....

I pray that the God will show her the wrong she has done in her sleep and show her how much we are hurting...........

Please Lord, help me through all this and show me the way i am to continue walking in my program..........give me the peace I need to move on with my life............................Little Penguin
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I feel a bit depressed and wish God would help faster.........

I can't take this anymore and my life is melting ...........

God, Help me today to find that inner peace I had long ago......I need that smile back and to laugh.......my family needs the laugh and smiles............and so many hugs to tell us that we still have a live beyond those that think they can talk bad of us.......

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I feel a bit depressed and wish God would help faster.........
Psalm 40


1 I waited patiently for the LORD;
he turned to me and heard my cry.

The Lord answers always. Just like the manna from Heaven was given daily, God's grace comes as needed. In His timing (as He knows the best timing) your answers will come. Just like the song says...Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
and with that, know that everything will turn out as God has planned.
Be content knowing that God is in control.
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Thank you for the prayers.........they calm my heart so much and that is what I need....................God is so good to me ....each day is a Blessing and I need to feel what He is trying to tell me...

For the moment We are at peace in my house....but not totally......We are getting there........ We need to Let go and Let God.....

This is the hardest thing to do....but God says we have no other choice.

I am here for the moment and moving forward with my life..........I am ignoring this other person as I see her as the controller.....she wants control of everyone and everything or she will not be happy......

I see her as the one that has to do the biggest gift for little ones and over do the parents....... I am done playing her games..... and I told my kid that no matter what we love her....gifts can't make up for the love we have in our house......A parents love for their kids is important and that which they share from God..............
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Hey ex...

Try a different tack...

We have prayed..we have agreed. The Lord has heard. Of that we can be confident

and assured.

Now...you might try different approach...

Laugh at the matter....

Yes, dear. You need it..a good devil smacking Holy spirit laugh! These trials are doing

a good work in you..I have sure found this to be true for me lately.....I am growing...or I would not tell

you so. Here are some verses that have helped me....

Hope you begin to smile , girl...just a little...

Love you...

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Matthew 5:12

"Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

James 5:11

We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord's dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

1 Peter 1:6

In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, ..
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Remember the Devil is a liar and his Feet stink!
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Thanks everyone.......I am trying to calm down and let God do His thing for me and to settle my family down..................

We are just relaxing on days this lady and her husband are not here and working down south which is about 3 hours from here...........YEA......

They will be back in a day or two I know as that is their thing.....and they have a MOM that is here in a care facility........but she doesn't know what day it is and that is the way she takes each day........I pray for this little old lady....she was a good neighbor and never caused trouble like her daughter...............all she did was to try and burn the house down...... I came to the rescue....many times.........and made sure she and her husband got fed......especially on the holidays....I set up their last christmas in their house with a little tree my little one helped decorate.....

For today and what it brings I am letting God show me the peace I need to keep moving forward.........................

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Old 05-28-2008, 08:08 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Still around and praying for all my most important needs for the day.........

this issue is ongoing and I feel so much like a prisioner in my own house and yard.......and so does my family......

Please continue to pray for us as nothing is changing.........

God is there I know and He is working as fast as He can to help us out............there are some changes But Not many.....

For the moment we are all praying each day to feel the happiness we used to have here.............We are looking to get back the fun we had in our own yard and such............without having to just look the other way because someone else and their other half continue to intimadate us..................

Life has to go on we know and we are doing what we need to keep going each day.....................

There is a God I know and I feel He has left us behind.......

Please Lord, Help us get through all this stuff that is causing so much grief.....and depression around our house.......We look for the happiness again and the peace we need to live our life and do what we need to make our yard our special paradise.........I feel like life and making my yard what it needs to cheer us up is on hold for one person next door.........this has to change and can't change without your help..................................Little Penguin
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